Thursday , 2 July 2026

Almere City FC vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Almere City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 14:30 UTC Yanmar Stadion 4,222 HT 45' · FT 45'
Baptiste Guillaume 8' 1–0
1–1 67' Leandro Bacuna
Hamdi Akujobi 18' Y
Y 53' Finn Stam
Y 60' Marvin Peersman

Overview

Match Preview

Almere City FC vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Yanmar Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Martijn Vos
  • Assistant 1 Franca Overtoom (Netherlands)
  • Assistant 2 Joris Westhof (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

Head-to-Head

2
Almere City FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-31 Almere City FC 1–1 FC Groningen

Recent Form

Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug FC Groningen H 1–1 D
24 Aug PSV H 1–7 L
16 Aug Fortuna Sittard A 0–3 L
10 Aug AZ H 0–1 L
19 May NEC H 1–4 L
12 May AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Almere City FC A 1–1 D
25 Aug AZ H 0–0 D
17 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 2–1 W
09 Aug NAC Breda H 4–1 W
28 May Sparta Rotterdam H 0–5 L
21 May SBV Vitesse A 0–6 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Yanmar Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Hamdi Akujobi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 8' Baptiste Guillaume puts Almere City FC on the lead.
  • 13' Almere City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hamdi Akujobi on 18.
  • 23' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Groningen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' It’s high time Hedwiges Maduro made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leandro Bacuna made 379 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Almere City FC. Thomas Robinet is replaced by Junior Kadile.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 53' FC Groningen receives a card for a hard tackle on 53.
  • 58' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Luciano Valente suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' It’s a booking for FC Groningen player. Marvin Peersman gets a card.
  • 65' Wouter Prins is replacing Finn Stam for the FC Groningen side.
  • 67' What a strike from Leandro Bacuna! The score is 1-1.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Almere City FC team. Baptiste Guillaume is replaced by Ruben Providence on 70 minute.
  • 71' The Almere City FC manager makes a substitution. Faiz Mattoir departs to be replaced by Damil Dankerlui.
  • 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Almere City FC that had 69 games and scored 62 goals.
  • 81' Wouter Prins needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 86' The travelling FC Groningen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Almere City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hedwiges Maduro

FC Groningen Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.31 Almere City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Almere City FC or FC Groningen 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Almere City FC34% Draw29% FC Groningen37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Almere City FC or Draw
63%
Draw or FC Groningen
66%
Almere City FC or FC Groningen
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Almere City FC25% Draw47% FC Groningen28%
Actual: Almere City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.5%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Almere City FC

Handicap Almere City FC covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.